Sublime

Many other cities lay claim to being running cities, but Boston isn’t like London or Berlin. In Boston runners are everywhere, in the city, down by the Charles River. There are few places that I have been that I have loved as much. No matter what time of day or night you head out there are always runners. It seems to be in the veins of Bostonians.

After hundreds of tests and several racing seasons, it was evident that the pace a runner could perform at his or her max aerobic heart rate—the MAF Test—was positively correlated with race pace. I collected more data for 5K and 10K distances and charted this information

The goal of this book is to take the pressure off you. To show you that there is another, more authentic way to run—one that does not mean you are shaking with nerves at the start line of a race but instead feel excited butterflies to go out there and play. To show you that to be a good community member does not mean being on the board of everythin

I believe that every run is a new adventure, and every mile a gift.

Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that’s the essence of running, and a metaphor for life—and for me, for writing as well.

Si l’on doit vivre longtemps, plutôt que de traverser toutes ses années dans le brouillard, mieux vaut les passer avec des objectifs bien clairs en tête, en étant tout à fait vivant. Dans cette perspective, je crois que courir constitue une aide véritable.

SEGÚN LOS ESTUDIOS dirigidos por el doctor Bernard Marti, especialista en medicina preventiva en la Universidad de Berna en Suiza, los corredores que usan las mejores zapatillas del mercado tienen un 123 por ciento más de probabilidades de lesionarse que los corredores que usan zapatillas baratas.

Bien entendu, je le sais, je ne suis pas un véritable marathonien. J’en suis toujours resté à un niveau très ordinaire, voire, serait-il plus juste de dire, médiocre. Là n’est pas le point important. Mais plutôt : suis-je parvenu à m’améliorer depuis hier, ne serait-ce qu’un peu ? Durant les courses de fond, le seul adversaire que l’on doit vaincre

To love is to relish the mundane. As runners, we invest deeply in a sport of repetition, failure and loneliness. This shared passion creates a secret language, a lingua franca that transcends pace or prominence, culture or creed. And that's running.